Roof.



Patented Ian. l5, law.

W. SIMON.

ROOF.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILI'IELM SIMON, OF NUREMBERG, GERMANY.

ROOF.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 665,981, dated January15, 1901.

Application filed September 6- 1900- serial No. 29,135. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILHELM SIMON, machine manufacturer, a subject ofthe King of Bavaria, residing at Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, (whosepost-office address is No. 320 Bleiweishof, Nuremberg, Bavaria,) haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofs; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The object of the present invention is to construct an improved roof ofgreat solidity, compactness, and simple construction, my improved roofmaking necessary only a little consumption of material, and being easilyand quickly erected therefore its manufacture gives very low expense.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of myimproved roof. Figs. 2 and 3 show the tiles thereof on an enlargedscale, and Fig. 4 represents a skylight of my invention.

a indicates a trestle supported by pillars a, and bearing the summers b.The tiles consist of hollow bodies 0, of cement, upon Moniers system,and are placed directly on the summers b, as seen from Figs. 2 and 3.The said tiles are joined together by connecting-links d and the jointsfilled up with cement, Fig. 3. It will be seen that no furtherconnection exists between the tiles and the summers.

The air inclosed in the hollow tiles forms a good isolation against heatand coldness, and thus prevents the ceiling from dampness.

Another great advantage of my improved roof is that the s um mers maystretch and warp, allowed by the free resting of the tiles on thesummers and by the aforesaid connection of the tiles.

The skylights f are set on the summers Z) and connected thereto byfootings g of beton.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a roof the combination of trestles a supported by pillars a,summers 1) arranged thereon at right angles, hollow tiles 0 laid uponthe upper edges or surfaces of the aforesaid summers without any fixedconnection therewith and joined together by connectinglinks d, withthejoints filled out with cement.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

. WILI-IELM SIMON.

Witnesses:

AXLE. WIELE, MAX SCHNEIDER.

